The quest to find milder and more sustainable methods to generate highly reactive, carbon-
centred intermediates has led to a resurgence of interest in radical chemistry. In particular …

Visible light photocatalysis relies mainly on expensive noble metal complexes and organic
dyes that are not recyclable. Heterogeneous semiconductors, which are mainly applied for …

Direct activation of gaseous hydrocarbons remains a major challenge for the chemistry
community. Because of the intrinsic inertness of these compounds, harsh reaction conditions …

The search for greener alternatives to perform organic reactions has become the order of the
day in the chemistry community. In this regard, the use of heterogeneous photocatalysts has …

Visible‐light‐induced photocatalytic decarboxylative alkynylations of carboxylic acids have
been developed for the first time. The reaction features extremely mild conditions, broad …

A direct intermolecular decarboxylative Giese amidation reaction from bench stable, non-
toxic and environmentally benign oxamic acids has been developed, which allows for easy …

Trifluoromethylation of olefins and (hetero) aromatics with sodium triflinate as CF3 source
and readily accessible benzophenone derivatives as photosensitisers has been developed …

Visible light promoted thiol-ene reactions using titanium dioxide - Chemical Communications (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C4CC09987G Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

TiO2-based nanocrystal semiconductor materials are attracting attention as novel promising
catalysts for the application of solar energy in organic synthesis. Due to the strong oxidative …

A versatile method for the hydromethylation and hydroalkylation of alkenes at room
temperature is achieved by using the photooxidative redox capacity of the valence band of …